Dr. Robert Twilley, La. Sea Grant (2016)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2016-04-20
Duration: 00:27:45
Subjects: Twilley, Robert Reece, 1952- | Louisiana Sea Grant College Program | Rotary Club of Baton Rouge | Environment | WETLANDS | MISSISSIPPI RIVER | COASTAL EROSION | COASTAL RESTORATION
Contributors:
- Twilley, Robert Speaker
Description
A speech by Dr. Robert Twilley before the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on April 20, 2016. Dr. Twilley is the executive director of the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program at LSU. He discusses: the work of the Sea Grant Program in serving the state’s coastal communities; the impact of the management of the Mississippi River on coastal erosion; the need to transform flood control into coastal restoration; the coastal restoration projects currently underway; and the long-term challenge of managing the Mississippi River. He also answers questions from the audience.